Collecting and presenting the latest research and development results from the leading researchers in the field of intelligent databases, this book provides a single record of current research and practical applications in this field. It integrates data management in databases with intelligent...

1. Introduction. Lloyd Strickland, Julia Weckend -- Section 1: Science. 2. Philosophy and science in Leibniz. Maria Rosa Antognazza -- 3. Between learned science and technical knowledge: Leibniz, Leeuwenhoek and the school for microscopists. Alessandro Becchi -- 4. Leibniz, organic matter and...

Vor dem Hintergrund der sprachlichen und strukturellen Vielfalt im deutschsprachigen Hochschulbereich und der Anforderung an die Hochschulen in der EU, die Bologna-Beschlüsse umzusetzen, befasst sich Marco Carolla mit der Frage, ob die Struktur der Datenbasis von Campus-Management-Systemen...

Foreword by Prof. John L. Hennessy (Stanford University, California, USA) and Prof. David A. Patterson (University of California at Berkeley, USA). - Preface . - Introduction. - PART I - An Infl ection Point for Enterprise Applications . - 1 Desirability, Feasibility, Viability - The Impact of...